It’s not like me to attend a concert when I haven’t heard any of the songs and am not even familiar with the artists, but I’m also not one to turn down a show at the Theater of the Living Arts.

The TLA, located at 334 South Street, is a classic venue known for hosting an array of various bands and musicians and to top it off, it’s right across the street from Jim’s Steaks. This bi-level building is on the smaller side, but gives fans the option of standing downstairs for a more intimate experience or to admire from afar at the upstairs bar and bleachers.

I chose the latter, since I didn’t feel the need to belt out lyrics by the stage, but I was still impressed to notice the large amount of avid fans crowding the second floor. There was a cozy tight-knit feel in the dimly lit theater, decked out with the occasional retro beaded ceiling lamp and the larger chandelier.

The first of the trio to start the show at 8 p.m. on March 5 was Lenka, an Australian singer-songwriter. This 30-year-old actress-gone-pop singer, formerly of the band Decoder Ring, is best known for her famous song “The Show” off her 2008 self-titled album Lenka. Think of her as a slightly less edgy Bjork with an accent.

The middleman sent on stage to perform his mellow crooning was the young Justin Nozuka, who musically resembled Jason Mraz. Nozuka and his three-man band consisting of two guitars, a drummer and him on vocals and guitar wooed the crowd with their lineup of love songs.

His song “After Tonight” from his 2008 album Holly seemed to be a big hit with the lyrics “And I know if the love is alright, you don’t have to look up at the stars.” The dim mellow vibe on the stage changed color as it changed songs. While the stage started out blue, the lights changed red for the song “Save Him.”

Just when we thought things couldn’t get more down to earth, Melissa Morrison Higgins, known to us as Missy, showed up to present us with a third act.

This 25-year-old Australian singer-songwriter had the sweetest energy as she made the stage glow with her sleek accent and heartfelt vocals. The simple stage mirrored her outfit, a simple pair of jeans and a plain neutral-colored shirt. It was clear that this artist, as well as the crowd, was here for one thing only - to make music.

This singer started her nature-inspired song listing with the song “Blind Winter,” which immediately psyched up the loyal crowd. “Don’t Ever” was a playful optimistic number that still made references to nature: “Let’s take the train to anywhere; I wanna feel the wind in my hair with you.”

It was clear that this singer, like the other two, was a fan of writing about love – and the crowd ate it up.

During the middle of her set, pink lights juiced up the stage and later some extra purple lights added a psychedelic feel to the otherwise bland stage. Later in her set Higgins’ lyrics shifted to a slightly less sugarcoated feel. Before singing her seventh song, Higgins bluntly shared with the audience that this next song was “about being addicted to dysfunctional relationships.”

A couple songs later, she shared with the crowd that the next song “Forgive Me,” was the apology letter a cheating man wrote to his wife and son.

The young adult, mostly coupled up crowd adored this indie version of Jewel, and one young man even handed her a long stem red rose towards the end. She shyly said something in French with a laugh and proceeded to her next song.

Most of her songs were very slow and often one resembled the next but finally by the twelfth song, the band brought some drums, a xylophone, and a maraca in to liven things up. The next song even added a bongo drum, but during this set even the drum was below a whisper.

As her set winded down, a guy from the audience shouted, “Missy, can you stay and sing to us until 3 a.m.?”